Strategic team appointments

Three new appointments have been made to strengthen the senior management and quality teams at leading portable testing instrument manufacturer, Proceq.

Schwerzenbach/Switzerland, December 14, 2016 – The Board of Proceq has announced three new strategic appointments:

Saira Rajan joins Proceq as Deputy CEO, bringing her valuable experience in Asia and Europe, as well as on partnerships and strategic topics. She has previously held roles at Mars UK, Singapore Mass Rapid Transit and Seagate Technology. Since 2014, Saira has been working with the Tectus Group where she held a CEO Associate position and was driving various strategic projects.Ramine Eskandari has been appointed as the sole Head of Global Sales & Marketing and will continue in his role to align Proceq offerings with market and customer needs. He has restructured Proceq’s Global Supply Chain and has been leading sales and marketing activities in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia, Asia and Americas since 2012.

Thomas Schlegel steps up to the role of Quality Manager with a brief to further strengthen the Proceq brand and its Swiss credentials. Most recently, Thomas has been leading the electronics and sensors group and prior to that he held the position of interim Head of Technology. He joined Proceq in 2008 as a hardware/firmware engineer.

Proceq CEO Dr. Ralph Mennicke said: “These three strategic appointments will support our focus in bringing further new products and innovations to the market place and ensuring that they deserve the seal of both Swiss and Proceq quality. With this dynamic team, we are confident that we will set new standards within the portable testing arena over coming months.”

Marcel Poser, Proceq Executive Chairman and Tectus Group CEO commented: "We look forward to future contributions to Proceq’s market success based on the outstanding track records of all three managers. The company is ready to meet new priorities from the fast changing markets in terms of what we offer and how we distribute our products and services in future."

About Proceq SAProceq of Switzerland was founded in 1954 and is a leading manufacturer of high quality portable testing solutions for many different industries. The company’s strong research and development team at its headquarters in Switzerland continues to create Swiss-manufactured products which feature latest technology and set industry standards. With subsidiaries in North and South America, United Kingdom, Russia, the Middle East, China and Singapore, the company provides its international customers with excellent local support. Proceq is part of the Tectus Group.www.proceq.com About Tectus GroupThe Tectus Group and associated companies is a family-owned multi-national business with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. The company has diverse investments and operations across seven market segments: construction & engineering, devices & solutions, bio-medical, lifestyle, media & entertainment and real estate. No matter what their specialist area or territories covered, all of the organizations share the goals of being best-in-class and setting new benchmarks.www.tectusgroup.com